Recommended by
- Bill Gates: "When I stumbled across the book on the Internet, I thought it might be a worthwhile read. I had no idea what a pleasure reading it would be." source ↗
Summary
A literary exploration of vaccination, immunity, and the social fears surrounding childhood immunization, weaving personal narrative with mythology, history, and medical research. Published in 2014, Eula Biss examines how individual health decisions ripple through communities and what our attitudes toward vaccines reveal about collective responsibility and distrust of institutions. The book was praised for its nuanced treatment of a highly polarized topic.